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But the charges from Miss Saeed, who joined the force after the London bombings, were allegedly ignored by her managers.

Now the former sergeant claims that their failure to act was based on fears they would be viewed as "Islamophobic".

She said: "Racism in the Met is not from white officers in my case, but from Muslim officers who the service refused to properly investigate because they were afraid of being called Islamophobic and racist.

"My experiences were that it was Muslim officers being racist towards my individual views; also in private, holding racist views against white officers, and sexist views against females.

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The former sergeant was criticised by coworkers for choosing not to wear a hijab

"If such views were held and expressed by white officers, they would be fired."

It comes after the chief of one of Britain’s largest police forces sparked fury by saying the burka could be considered as an appropriate part of police uniform.

West Midlands Police Chief Constable David Thompson said the force would not rule out allowing new female recruits to don face covering garments under their helmets in a bid to boost ethnic diversity in its ranks.

He said his force “would have to consider” any such request to wear the burka, which covers both the face and body, as well as the full-face niqab - a veil which leaves the eye area clear.

But the prospect of officers hiding their faces while arresting or quizzing suspects was met with outrage last night with even the Muslim Council of Britain slamming it as a bad idea.

Tory MP Philip Davies said: “It’s is a load of politically correct nonsense. I’m not for banning people wearing the burka as the government should not tell people what they can and cannot wear. But I do not think we should be encouraging people.

“The police are supposed to be about getting close to the community. People wearing the burka are actually removing themselves from it.

“This is exactly what happens with political correctness. It builds resentment with ethnic minorities when it is not their fault.”